Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: Notorious B.I.G. Released “Big Poppa” 23 Years Ago

On Dec. 30, 1994, rapper Notorious B.I.G. released his hit song “Big Poppa” from his first studio album ‘Ready to Die’.
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Sampling The Isley Brothers’ track, “Between the Sheets”, the single was an instant hit peaking number six on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned Biggie a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance for the 1996 Grammys.
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To this day, the song remains a bop and an instant reminder of why Biggie was adored by the ladies.